Etymology

haggis

hag·gis
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Today it means: A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky. Full definition →

Middle English hagis ← Old Norse hǫggva ← Old English hēawan
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haggis · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kewh₂-“to hew; to beat, strike; to forge”
  2. Old English · inherited fromhēawan“to chop, hew; to dice, mince”
  3. Old Norse · derived fromhǫggva“to hew”
  4. Middle English · inherited fromhagis“haggis”
  5. English todayhaggis

From Late Middle English hagis (“haggis”), from hag, haggen (“to chop, cut, hack; to cut into”) (from Old Norse hǫggva (“to hew”)), or from hakken (“to chop, hack; to dice, mince”) (from Old English hēawan (“to chop, hew; to dice, mince”)), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (“to hew; to beat, strike; to forge”).

haggis · noun2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhēawan all →

hew

Proto-Indo-European*kewh₂- all →

hew

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